Dan Dee Pretzels & Potato Chips

by Dan Dee

1927 – 2018 GONE FOREVER

Gone. Owner Troyer Farms shut the Cleveland operation in August 2018 without notice, the same week it closed Seyfert's in Fort Wayne. The DAN DEE trademark was renewed in 2017 and is still registered, but no revival has been announced.

Last verified Nov 4, 2026

Cleveland's hometown pretzel and chip brand, from a company two men started with $214. It survived a bankruptcy, an out-of-town owner and the loss of its plant, then vanished in a single week in 2018.

🧾 One more thingDan Dee was the company's third try at a name, after Sunshine and Picnic, according to the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Along the way it also briefly made egg noodles.

Filed under: Snacks & Chips · the ’70s & earlier

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📅 Timeline

1913Harry Orr and Charles Pike began making pretzels by hand in Braddock, Pennsylvania, with $214.
1916The business moved to Cleveland.
1927The company began using the Dan Dee name in August, according to its federal trademark filing.
1984After a 1983 bankruptcy filing, Troyer Farms bought Dan Dee on May 24 and closed the Cleveland plant.
2018In August, the Cleveland warehouse closed and about 100 jobs across three states ended without notice or severance.

❓ People also ask

Who owned Dan Dee chips?

Troyer Farms of Pennsylvania, from 1984 until the brand ended in 2018.

Was Dan Dee related to Seyfert's?

Yes. Troyer Farms owned both, and closed them the same week in August 2018.

Where did the Dan Dee name come from?

It was the company's third brand name, after Sunshine and Picnic.

🧾 Sources

Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Dan Dee Pretzel & Potato Chip Co.
Cleveland 19, Source: Dan Dee chip company closing its doors for good in Cleveland (2018)
WTAM, Dan Dee snack employees get smacked (2018)
Just Food, US potato chip maker Seyfert's to close - reports (2018)
USPTO, DAN DEE trademark status (serial 75156054)

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